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*-Representations, seminorms and structure properties of normed quasi*-algebras

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The class of -representations of a normed quasi -algebra (X;A0) is in- vestigated, mainly for its relationship with the structure of (X;A0). The starting point of this analysis is the construction of GNS-like -representations of a quasi -algebra (X;A0) dened by invariant positive sesquilinear forms. The family of bounded invariant positive sesquilinear forms denes some seminorms (in some cases, C -seminorms) that provide useful information on the structure of (X;A0) and on the continuity properties of its -representations. 1. Introduction. A quasi -algebra is a couple (X;A0), where X is a vector space with involution , A0 is a -algebra and a vector subspace of X, and X is an A0-bimodule whose module operations and involution extend those of A0. This notion was rst introduced by G. Lassner in the early 80's